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Woke Racism and the Language Police | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & John McWhorter

Woke Racism and the Language Police | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & John McWhorter

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Writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and John McWhorter share common concerns about language, race and politics in our polarized society. They discuss the chilling of civic discourse for fear of political censure and how wokeness is condescending to Black people at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival.  

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Woke Racism and the Language Police | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & John McWhorter

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